Aaron Harrison
 Harrison in Kentucky's 2013 Blue-White scrimmage | |
| No. 2 – Kentucky Wildcats | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Southeastern Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 28, 1994 San Antonio, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Travis (Pecan Grove, Texas) |
| College | Kentucky (2013–2015) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Aaron Harrison (born October 28, 1994) is an American college basketball player for the University of Kentucky. He was considered one of the top recruits for 2013. His twin brother Andrew Harrison was ranked higher than him.[1][2][3]
Harrison played in both the 2013 Jordan Brand Classic, and the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.[4][5]
High school career
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Aaron Harrison was widely as regarded as a top 5 player in the class of 2013 with Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Julius Randle, and twin brother Andrew Harrison. On March 9, Aaron Harrison along with his twin brother Andrew Harrison helped the Fort Bend Travis Tigers to defeat South Grand Prairie, 46-38 at the Frank Erwin Center on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin to win the Class 5A state title in Texas. They finished #16 in the final ESPN 25 Power Rankings. Fort Bend Travis had lost in the Class 5A state title game the year before to Flower Mound Marcus.[7][8]
College
Aaron started at shooting guard in all 40 games for University of Kentucky in the 2013-2014 season, averaging 13.7 points with 42.3% shooting, 35.6% 3-point shooting, and 79% free throw shooting. He scored a career high 28 points against the Robert Morris Colonials on November 17, 2013 all while shooting a perfect 10 of 10 from the free-throw line. On March 30, 2014, Harrison hit a game-winning 3-point field goal versus the Michigan Wolverines in the regional finals of the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. On April 5, 2014, Harrison hit a game-winning 3-point field goal versus the Wisconsin Badgers in the semi-finals of the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. He finished the game with 8 points, all coming in the second half.
On April 25, Aaron and his twin brother Andrew both announced via Twitter that they would return to play their sophomore years at University of Kentucky, and forgo the 2014 NBA draft.
Prior to the start of the 2014–15 season, Harrison was named the preseason SEC Player of the Year.[9]
On April 9, 2015 Aaron along with Kentucky teammates Andrew Harrison, Dakari Johnson, Devin Booker, Trey Lyles, Karl-Anthony Towns and Willie Cauley-Stein all declared to enter their names into the 2015 NBA Draft.
References
- ↑ Harrison twins choose Kentucky
- ↑ 2013 guards Aaron and Andrew Harrison verbally commit to attend Kentucky
- ↑ Vaught's Views: Aaron Harrison shows he is a special player, like his twin brother
- ↑ Andrew Harrison recaps McDonald’s game
- ↑ Kentucky recruits dominate McDonald's All-American game rosters
- ↑ "BOYSEAST vs BOYSWEST (4/3/13 at United Center Chicago, IL)". McDonald's All-American Game. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
- ↑ Fort Bend Travis Tigers wins Class 5A state title
- ↑ Fort Bend Travis Tigers defeated by Flower Mound Marcus the year before
- ↑ Lintner, Jonathan (September 22, 2014). "UK picked to win SEC; Aaron Harrison player of year". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved October 26, 2014.